…well, think again: Let’s hear from “scholar of education history and policy” Jack Schneider and education podcaster Jennifer Berkshire, who you may remember from her passionate argument against “parents’ rights”. This is good stuff, people: “Yet what’s actually radical here … Continue reading →
Nonapod writes: The administration seems to be behaving awfuly brazenly (or brazenly awful) for a president with such evidently low approval ratings. I guess they don’t care that so many people hate them? They just keep doubling down. They’ve all … Continue reading →
Are you angry about McConnell’s decision not to block the debt ceiling raise vote? A lot of people are. Here’s the latest on it: Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has informed President Joe Biden that he, along with other Republican senators, … Continue reading →
…on why he left National Review. It’s really not all that hard to figure out, if you know much about National Review. But because it’s Victor Davis Hanson, it’s still an interesting story. For example: I think there were certain … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter Barry Meislin, who wrote, “Nothing that we didn’t know, but nice to find out that AT LEAST ONE Facebook employee has a conscience.”] However, it seems to me that tons of Facebook employees have consciences, as do … Continue reading →
Commenter David Foster writes: Many people don’t like changing their opinions, and many people don’t want to lose jobs, business opportunities, and friendships by holding & expressing unapproved opinions. Such behavior becomes much easier to self-justify when the vast majority … Continue reading →
Commenter “DNW” writes, in a fairly lengthy comment: You say that at some period or periods during your life, those in your circle have accused you of ” arguing like a lawyer” and being guilty of the acts of reasoning … Continue reading →
Sad news: Terrible news out this morning of the death of Angelo Codevilla, at age 78, reportedly the victim of a drunk driver. It is hard to overstate the importance and brilliance of Angelo. If you only knew him by … Continue reading →
I’m not sure many of us were paying a whole lot of attention to what was being said about our withdrawal from Afghanistan before it occurred, but I think it’s instructive to look back and see what people in government … Continue reading →
Governor Newsom of California survives the recall with about two-thirds of the vote. So apparently most Californians like it there just the way it is, which is hard for outsiders to understand. There may have been some voting fraud, but … Continue reading →
It is pernicious, and some are shocked and fighting back: A growing number of doctors have threatened to withhold treatment from the unvaccinated, sparking backlash from doctors and bioethicists who say such sentiments violate the Hippocratic Oath. Those critics are … Continue reading →
And we are in absolutely enormous trouble. By “we” I don’t just mean the right. I mean America. I also mean the West. Biden is just a symptom rather than a cause, but he is amplifying the problems tremendously, perhaps … Continue reading →